At one of our meetings, I met Atefa from Afghanistan, who came to study at the University. After her exams, we were able to have dinner together, and I got to know her better. She comes from a modern Afghan family that moved to Pakistan after the Taliban took control of their country. Atefa is open to people of any religion and nationality. Even though she comes from a Muslim family, she doesn’t practice her religion. Atefa once even attended one of our church services. She really enjoyed being at our event and is willing to come whenever she has free time on Sundays.
We are also reaching out to students of non-traditional orientations. One of them is Nur, whom we met at a youth club we organized at the University of Arts. He is truly open to building friendships and enjoys deep conversations. Nur is searching for the truth and has visited several services at Orthodox churches. We decided to celebrate his birthday and went to a café. When we brought out his favorite cake with candles, he cried. It felt like he had never had a proper birthday celebration before. We prayed for him and blessed his life.
At one of our meetings, I shared how God provided for my studies in Europe and then led me to Jordan to work and reach out to refugees when I was in my twenties. I said that God has an amazing plan for our lives. We can fully trust Him and let Him lead us in life.
Please pray for our ministry, that the youth will come to God and grow stronger in faith!
Grace and peace to you, dear friends, brothers, and sisters, may they multiply. Recently, we had the opportunity to reach new areas for evangelism. This is 70 kilometers from where we live, near a Christian family from the Raglai tribe, whom we are teaching to observe the Scriptures. As it is written, not everywhere are we accepted, but where we are welcomed, God performs miracles. And so, we have now found two families to share the Gospel with. They live very poorly in the forested mountains. There is nothing in their home; they cook soup over a fire, sleep on the floor, and eat on the floor as well. We prayed with them, and then an insight came to us. When we visited our believing family, we told them that they could go to these people and tell them about Christ and what He has done for them. Our believers began to think deeply about it, and we prayed together. They live very humbly. For example, our brother, who is a leper (without both legs), receives a pension of 24 dollars, 8 of which he pays for utilities, leaving him 16 dollars for food.
We ask you to support us in prayer for this ministry to these people. We sincerely thank you for your labor of love and prayers. May Jesus Christ be glorified abundantly in your life.
We held a children’s camp, and God brought 55 children to us! The kids felt the atmosphere of God’s love and heard the Gospel! Everything went great, and we are so happy! Thank you for your prayers!
We also strengthened the foundation of the church building! Our neighbors helped us complete this task as we needed an excavator for it. Now, the foundation is solid and strong. Praise the Lord!
Our next task is to clean and paint the walls of our bomb shelter. We also plan to organize a retreat for our team of volunteers. We need your prayers and support! Glory to God for you and your participation.
We need to finish the bomb shelter by September because our children’s center will receive a large number of children at that time. This is a very challenging task with a severe lack of resources. Please pray for us!
I feel lonely and tired. I know that the devil wants me to give up; he wants to scare and stop me due to the lack of faithful people and resources. I need your support, your prayers, and your help!
I feel powerless as I witness many of the surviving refugees, children growing up without parents, and orphans in our village. Recently, when the director of the orphanage we visit monthly asked for help to buy plates for the children, I found myself asking, “God, do You really want us to do this?” We prayed about it with our children and covered the cost of the plates. Now, 120 children have new plates! God once again showed His power and reminded us that He provides and sometimes chooses to do so through us. We should be grateful for the opportunity to witness His miracles.
Can God bless others through me? Help comes from the Lord, and He decides how, when, and through whom it will come. We witnessed a miracle through a prayer that was answered. Visiting the orphanage with our family and seeing the joy on the children’s faces served as a powerful reminder that we should bring all our needs to God. Whether it’s refugees needing food, children needing a camp program, or people suffering from dengue fever, we must trust God to perform miracles.
Please join us in prayer for all these needs! May God bless each of you and provide for all your needs.
In both the hospital and the prison, the Lord has been touching the hearts of people who joyfully accept Christ. Even more joyful is the fact that our adopted son, Cedric (who recently welcomed his second child), has joined us in this ministry. Our desire is to send him and his family to pastoral school so that he can continue his work even more effectively. The Lord is adding those being saved to the church!
Recently, we witnessed a miracle that I want to share with you. Fleeing from a tribal war (which, as you know, is not uncommon here), about two hundred people sought refuge. These refugees had lost everything—having fled through mountains and jungles with only what they could carry, along with the elderly and children—until they miraculously arrived in a village near ours. The Lord moved us to visit them with the Gospel and the film “Jesus.” The following Sunday, our church was packed, with no place to sit, as all of them came, and every one of them came forward to repent. After the prayer, they began singing praises to the Lord in their native language—a language we do not understand, but we could feel the warmth of their newfound love for Christ in our hearts. Please pray that this fire does not fade but grows into a flame that burns brightly to the ends of the earth.
Next week, we are planning a 10-day trip to the remote region of Bougainville in Papua New Guinea. We kindly ask for your prayers for safe travels and for our time there.
Recently, I have witnessed how God miraculously heals children through our prayers. This month, we visited orphanages, paying special attention to graduates. Currently, we are supporting thirty-seven young people who have graduated and are eager to connect with us and seek help. Three of these young individuals will be baptized. This is God’s grace!
The children’s hospice has moved to a new location and is in need of renovation; we are diligently assisting the medical staff. We have special concerns about Yarik, a child who is practically immobile and relies on artificial respiration. His condition has worsened, and we have prayed and cared for him as best we can. Yarik is in critical condition; I understand these children are severely ill, but over the years, you become attached to them as family and fight for each day of life.
When we come and spend time with these children, we sing songs, pray for them, and see the sparkle in their eyes. We hope the Gospel reaches their hearts. In the pediatric oncology unit, there aren’t many children, which is good; those who are there receive our love and hear about hope, and they themselves ask us to pray for them.
